FC Universitate Riga is a former Latvianfootball club that was based in Riga. They played their home games at the Latvijas Universitates Stadions. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Map of Latvia Coordinates: Founded 1201 Mayor Aivars Aksenoks Area - City 307. ...
They were founded in 1988 as RAF Jelgava, a works team from the Rīgas Autobusu Fabrika factory in Jelgava. However, when that plant ran into financial difficulties, the team received new sponsorship from the University of Latvia in 1996 and, as a result, changed their name and relocated to Riga. [1] They folded after the 1997 season. FK Rīga might be considered a successor, as they now play in Universitate's former LU Stadium. RAF logo RAF-10 Latvian RÄ«gas Autobusu Fabrika, (Russian: РижÑÐºÐ°Ñ ÐвÑомобилÑÐ½Ð°Ñ Ð¤Ð°Ð±Ñика) (abbreviated RAF) was a factory in Jelgava, Latvia making vans under the brand name Latvija. ... Jelgava (German: Mitau; Russian: Ðлгава / ÐиÑава; Polish: Mitawa) is a town in central Latvia about 41 km southwest of Riga with approximately 66,000 inhabitants. ... University of Latvia is the oldest university in Latvia. ... FK RÄ«ga is a Latvian football club based in Riga. ...